The World of Tomorrow: Utopias at the '39 and '64 World's Fairs

World's Fairs have always been about selling the future as much as commemorating the past, but perhaps nowhere was this more the case than at the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs in New York. Both fairs were masterminded by Robert Moses, and it in this talk we'll look at how corporations--from GM to GE to Dupont to Disney--both flattered Moses's ideas of what the future should look like but also radically struck out on their own. From the Futurama in 1939 to "It's a Small World" in '64, the fair became a sounding board for the World of Tomorrow. How much came true? How much was just there to sell you products? Join us to find out!

PLEASE NOTE: A recording of the lecture will be available approximately 24 hours after the presentation. This video will be hosted on Vimeo and a separate email with a link to the recording will be sent to all registrants.

Each ticket covers one (1) registered device. You do not need to watch the lecture as it is happening if that's inconvenient for you -- approxmately 24 hours after the talk, a link will be emailed to all registered participants so that you can watch the talk at your leisure on Vimeo. Your registration will appear on your credit card statement as “Michelle Nevius.”